Accuracy of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold in Tube for diagnosing tuberculosis in a young pediatric population previously vaccinated with Bacille Calmette-Guérin

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of an interferongamma release assay (QuantiFERON-TB Gold in Tube) for diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a young pediatric population. METHODS: 195 children previously vaccinated with BCG were evaluated, being 184 healthy individuals with no clinic...

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Autores principales: Vallada, Marcelo Genofre, Okay, Thelma Suely, Del Negro, Gilda Maria B., Antonio, Claudio Amaral, Yamamoto, Lidia, Ramos, Sonia Regina T. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4182988/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24676183
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0103-05822014000100002

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